Censorship in Early Childhood: Analyzing Banned Latinx Picture Books
Disciplines
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Education
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Book bans have historically been used to limit the types of books that students have access to. The years 2021 and 2022 have given rise to book challenges and book bans in the United States. Much of the focus has been on young adult literature, but there have also been a growing number of children’s books that are being banned. Using critical content analysis (Johnson, Mathis, & Short, 2017) this study examines Latinx children's picture books that have been banned in 2021-2022 in schools/school districts and that include Latinx content according to the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Findings from this study will provide information about the characteristics (language, topics, experiences) of picture books that have been banned.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
BCOE - Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Sanjuana Rodriguez
Censorship in Early Childhood: Analyzing Banned Latinx Picture Books
Book bans have historically been used to limit the types of books that students have access to. The years 2021 and 2022 have given rise to book challenges and book bans in the United States. Much of the focus has been on young adult literature, but there have also been a growing number of children’s books that are being banned. Using critical content analysis (Johnson, Mathis, & Short, 2017) this study examines Latinx children's picture books that have been banned in 2021-2022 in schools/school districts and that include Latinx content according to the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Findings from this study will provide information about the characteristics (language, topics, experiences) of picture books that have been banned.